Wee Beastie Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Ok, my recently started MiG-21 is now on the back burner, and I will return to it from time to time. The reason is I'm starting Airfix's 1/48 Sea Vixen, as part of the a Group Build. Aftermarket I'll be using is Eduard's cockpit and canopy mask sets. Also a couple of PJ Production resin pilots figures. IMG_5956 by ian gaskell, on FlickrIMG_5956 by ian gaskell, on Flickr 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I'm glad to see you are doing it without throwing a few hundred quids worth of resin at it. I'm planning a similar build at some point in the future, so I'll be following with interest. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Another plane on my wish list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I've got the Cyber Hobby / Dragon 1/72. Will be following with interest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Looking good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 This is a great kit, it goes together pretty well. The intakes require a little bit of TLC and don't forget plenty of nose weight! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 7 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Another plane on my wish list. Â Currently going for stupid amounts on the bay of evil. I lucked out just before New Year and found one in a hobby shop for a sensible price. May similar fortune smile upon you. Â 7 hours ago, Harry_the_Spider said: I've got the Cyber Hobby / Dragon 1/72. Will be following with interest. Â I have this kit half built. It's a little bit challenging, and has a couple of well documented oopsies that can/should be fixed, depending upon how you view ultimate accuracy. It's not bad, just not as good as it could've been. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I've got some replacements seats and a more accurate nose. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Beastie Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 The cockpit is now completed. The Eduard PE has set it off nicely. The pilot is an excellent PJ Productions resin example, the observer is one of the kit figures. Not very good detail on the him (I've nicknamed him "Blob"!), but being he'll be virtually unseen, so I'm not too worried. Seats are the kit ones, and not badly detailed. The upper belts are made from thin yellow masking tape.Paints used were Hataka Blue Line for the tub, seats, and detailing on the pilots. Pilot flightsuits are Red Line RAF Blue/Grey, lightened with white. The pilots faces are various Vallejo flesh tones.DSC_0268 by ian gaskell, on FlickrDSC_0268 by ian gaskell, on FlickrDSC_0268 by ian gaskell, on FlickrDSC_0268 by ian gaskell, on FlickrDSC_0268 by ian gaskell, on FlickrDSC_0268 by ian gaskell, on Flickr 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 The bottom image looks like you've photo-shopped a real pilot in to it! Very nice work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Great work on the pit and inmate!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Looking good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 This looks very interesting. Don't go loosing the outer wings now like I did... Great work on those figures for sure! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 It looks like a beautiful build already, I like the seats and occupants, very impressive  Notes being taken for MY Eastern Express (ex Frog) one, I love Sea Vixens of every type 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Beastie Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 Added a load of weight in to the nosecone, plus a couple of my nuts!! 😵😵 The cockpit tub is now cemented into the upper fuselage. Then the fuselage halves were cemented together, nosecone added, and the first of the tailbooms clamped in place.  DSC_0277 by ian gaskell, on FlickrDSC_0277 by ian gaskell, on Flickr 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I'm not normally one for putting aircrew in models but those two look really great. Â Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 That was quick! Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo52 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 19 hours ago, Martian Hale said: I'm not normally one for putting aircrew in models but those two look really great. Â Martian Me too...and it was nice to see the harness done right! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Fuselage closed already! Top work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Beastie Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 Had a cracking weekend at the bench. Managed to get some good progress. I bought some Master Model pitots and refuelling probe, to replace the kit ones. The probe is very detailed. I simply cut off the moulded probe, from the refuelling boom, drilled a 0.5mm hole. The Master probe was then superglued in place. The boom is dry fitted, for photo purposes. The mounts for pitots had a similar size hole drilled into them, and the Master pitots, for now, are also dry fitted. The fuel tanks, rocket pods, and Redtop missiles, which were all assembled earlier, have now had their joint lines sanded, and smoothed off. On the Redtops, I've sprayed an red, and yellow band around the missiles body. I will then use some thin masking tape over the colours. Once the rest is painted, I'll remove the tape to leave a red and yellow band. Final bit of work today was to get some of UMP's black primer on.IMG_5963 by ian gaskell, on FlickrDSC_0287 by ian gaskell, on FlickrDSC_0287 by ian gaskell, on FlickrDSC_0287 by ian gaskell, on FlickrDSC_0287 by ian gaskell, on FlickrDSC_0287 by ian gaskell, on FlickrDSC_0287 by ian gaskell, on FlickrDSC_0287 by ian gaskell, on FlickrDSC_0287 by ian gaskell, on FlickrDSC_0287 by ian gaskell, on FlickrDSC_0287 by ian gaskell, on FlickrDSC_0287 by ian gaskell, on Flickr 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Beastie Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 This afternoon was spent doing the pre-shading.I used Hataka Blue Line Insignia White, and for panels around the engine areas, Hataka Red Line Leather Brown, and Army Desert Sand.DSC_0310 by ian gaskell, on FlickrDSC_0310 by ian gaskell, on FlickrDSC_0310 by ian gaskell, on Flickr 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave22014 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 When I saw your first pre-shading picture (upside down made it harder to recognise) I thought I'd stumbled across a sci-fi thread by mistake . Funny how the eye - brain connection doesn't always work....   1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Nice work Ian  Look forward to seeing how the Gataka paints perform in the next instalment.  James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandros Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) Very interesting project. I'm waiting for the paintjob! Edited February 1, 2018 by sandros 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Wow! That pressade is something extra ! I'm also impressed by the lack of filler. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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